India: Today’s news in pictures
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from clashes between devotees and policemen during Durga idol immersion in Jabalpur to the Supreme Court's statement over the use of firecrackers this Diwali.
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Devotees clash with policemen during Durga idol immersion at Gwarighat, in Jabalpur. Clashes between devotees and policemen broke out after the former stopped committee members from immersing the Durga idol into the Narmada river. (PTI)
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Members of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) take out a protest rally against the Centre’s bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Guwahati. On Tuesday morning, protesters burnt tyres, disrupted vehicular and rail traffic at several places in the state during a 12-hour shutdown called by 46 indigenous groups in Assam against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. (Rajib Jyoti Sarma / HT Photo)
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh meets Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, in Srinagar. The minister is in the state to review the security situation and hold high-level meetings with civil, police and security representatives. (PIB / PTI)
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that people can burst low-emission firecrackers between 8pm and 10pm this Diwali, ruling against a blanket ban on fireworks. It also stipulated a 35-minute window for new year celebrations setting a time between 11:55pm to 12:30am for bursting crackers. No fire crackers would be burst during the day, it said. (Money Sharma / AFP)
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